Lower Canada: Governors: 1791-1841
The Governors-in-Chief of the Province of Lower Canada were also commissioned as Governors-in-Chief of the Province of Upper Canada, but invariably abstained from assuming the latter office except for the period starting on 22 Nov 1839. The references to Upper Canada (Haut-Canada) were nevertheless included as part of the style. |
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of Lower Canada :: Lieutenant Gouverneur et Commandant en Chef de la Province du Bas-Canada |
26 Dec 1791 - 2 Oct 1793 |
Alured Clarke |
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Bas-Canada [1] |
2 Oct 1793 - 27 Apr 1797 |
Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester, of Dorchester, in the county of Oxford [2] |
27 Apr 1797 - 24 Oct 1807 |
Robert Prescott |
24 Oct 1807 - 15 Jul 1812 |
Sir James Henry Craig |
15 Jul 1812 - 4 Apr 1815 |
Sir George Prevost, Baronet |
Administrator-in-Chief of the Government of the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada :: Administrateur en Chef du Gouvernement des Provinces du Haut et Bas-Canada [3] |
4 Apr 1815 - 12 Jul 1816 |
Sir Gordon Drummond [4] |
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Bas-Canada [1] |
12 Jul 1816 - 30 Jul 1818 |
Sir John Coape Sherbrooke |
30 Jul 1818 - 28 Aug 1819 |
Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond, Earl of March, Baron Setrington, in the county of York; Duke of Lennox, Earl of Darnley, Baron Methuen, of Torbolton; duc d'Aubigny |
President and Administrator of the Government of the Province of Lower Canada :: Président et administrateur du gouvernement de la province du Bas-Canada |
20 Sep 1819 - 17 Mar 1820 |
James Monk [5] |
17 Mar 1820 - 19 Jun 1820 |
Sir Peregrine Maitland [6] |
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Bas-Canada [1] |
19 Jun 1820 - 4 Feb 1831 |
George Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie, Baron Dalhousie, of Dalhousie Castle, in the county of Edinburgh [7] |
4 Feb 1831 - 24 Aug 1835 |
Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, Baron Aylmer, of Balrath, in the county of Meath [8][9] |
24 Aug 1835 - 29 May 1838 |
Archibald Acheson, Earl of Gosford, of Market Hill, in the county of Armagh, Baron Worlingham, of Beccles, in the county of Suffolk |
Governor General, Vice Admiral, and Captain General of all Provinces within, and adjacent to, the Continent of North America, &c. &c. &c. &c. :: Gouverneur Général, Vice-Amiral et Capitaine Général de toutes les Provinces sur et proche le Continent de l'Amérique Septentrionale, &c. &c. &c. &c. [10] |
29 May 1838 - 17 Jan 1839 |
John George Lambton, Earl of Durham, Viscount Lambton, Baron Durham, of the city of Durham and of Lambton Castle, in the county of Durham |
Captain General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada :: Capitaine Général et Gouverneur en Chef dans et pour la Province du Bas-Canada [11] |
17 Jan 1839 - 19 Oct 1839 |
Sir John Colborne [6] |
19 Oct 1839 - 9 Feb 1841 |
Charles Edward Poulett-Thomson (from 1840 Baron Sydenham, of Sydenham, in the county of Kent, and of Toronto, in Canada) [6][12][13] |